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Elvis: Well, Bless-uh Muh Soul, What's-uh Wrong With Me?

Mick Farren,
New Musical Express,
22 May 1976

WHEN AN artist hasn't produced anything of note for something like 14 years, the world begins to judge him on just about anything but his talent. When no original work is forthcoming, a superstar tends to be evaluated by his fans, his tastes, his vices and his private life.

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